Traction control question..
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From: Port Orange Florida
Traction control question..
When I was at the track Friday night I staged the car and tried to bring the RPM's up against the convertor. When I did the engine started miss firing.. So I just left the line off idle and slowly pushed pedal to floor. The pass was clean and there was no miss fire, it felt fine.. I didn't think of it until I got home, but I had the traction control on.. Did the traction control cause this? The wires are new GM red wires and the plugs are new AC Iridium spark plugs..
Burning Brakes
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From: Magnolia Greens NC
it could have been your T/C.... if... your wheels were spinning in the staging area...but, for a "misfire situation" (as you say) you might check that new #7 plug wire connection (hardest one to get at) to see that it is properly seated making good continuity...in fact, check'em all !
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No wheels were not spining, I was on the starting line, I was staged. It started doing it as soon as I gave it some gas with my foot on the brake, it wasn't even at 1000 RPM's, I would think if it was a plug or a wire it would miss fire under WOT... I just checked the wires and they are all on as far as they will go on both ends..
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I just tried to power brake the car with Traction Control on and it does make the engine misfire until the brake pedal is released.. When I turn the Traction Control off and power brake it the engine does not misfire..
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